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Common Names
Ginger
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-CADINOL | 3 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CEDROL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CURCUMENE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | 280.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CURCUMENE | 3 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 19400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-FARNESENE | 0 | Rhizome | 20.0 | 1250.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| ALPHA-FARNESENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 25000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-FARNESENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Rhizome | 340.0 | 3190.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Root | 340.0 | 3190.0 | 1.96 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Rhizome | 3.0 | 200.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Rhizome | not available | 720.0 | 1.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 39000.0 | 1.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-SELINENE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-SELINENE | 3 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitubercular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 23 | Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992. |
| Antitumor (Bladder) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (brain) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Forestomach) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Liver) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 9 | Cancer Research, 48: 5941. |
| Antitumor-Promoter? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitussive | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |